A lot of the focused talk regarding the upcoming offseason has revolved around a potential RFA Armageddon but the addition of the Seattle franchise could see some teams make some moves this offseason as well as the 2020 offseason, to better situate their roster for the expansion draft. Several teams will face tough decisions about who to protect, especially when they look back on how Vegas used those situations to their advantage.
An article from The Athletic (subsciption required) , Eric Duhatschek revealed that George McPhee and the Golden Knights front office began running their own mock expansion drafts as early as October 2016.